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The concept of road safety as a public policy issue emerged in the 1990s as a response to the high homicide rates in the city. In this context, violence is considered a public health problem. The mayor and local government officials focused on road safety after realizing that many deaths were caused by road collisions. This is how the Citizenship Culture principle that “Life is sacred” emerged and became the policy framework to address road safety issues through public engagement programs. The…

In the article Living, working more enjoyable in traffic-free zones, the author makes valid claims that include reasons why cars should not be allowed on city streets. However, the author fails to include valid evidence to support his claims of people walking around also do not have to fear being hit by…

Pedestrians, who are people who travel by foot, wheelchairs, or strollers are the most vulnerable of those who use roads. For this reason, they should be very well protected. A total of 4,735 pedestrians were killed in traffic deaths in 2013, 2 and more than 156,000 were treated in emergency departments for nonfatal injuries. With numbers like these, it is critical to understand the risks and learn how to stay safe.(Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Digital…

On the road, you can will see many drivers going beyond the speed limit, these drivers are risking danger to themself and other people on the road. Yet most of them do it anyway, they like how the thrill of the speed makes them feel, making them want to have more power and to excel in speed. This is how some of the many car accidents are created, there are people who are innocent and others who are of fault for the accident. In the book Of Mice And Men, the author Steinbeck uses Curley and…

indicators. With limited land supply, and a huge number of cars on the roads, Singapore faces this challenge of frequent traffic jams on our roads. Singapore has always faced congestion issues on the roads, although not as severe as compared to Beijing or Los Angeles. Nevertheless, Singapore ranked 55 out of 189 cities in the world in terms of congestion, based on TOMTOM Traffic Index in 2016. 34% extra travel time is needed on average to travel from point A to point B (Figure 1). This is…

respectively. Road markings convey information to roadway users, indicating which part of the road to use, where passing is allowed and warn motorists about any potential danger ahead. Parking lot line markings ensure safe and efficient parking as well as traffic flow around the parking area. Road and parking lot markings undergo tremendous wear and tear on a day-to-day basis because of the nature of their task. The intense daily deterioration of these markings is caused by vehicles and the…

negative feelings towards other drivers who make our driving behavior irrational. Automaticity has benefits, but it could also lead us to risky situations. With time it becomes a routine, we forget to do many things while driving, such as checking road traffic, checking our speed limit and even checking out for others on the road. According to researchers, people can overcome their automaticity by trying different routines. In the case of driving, people could choose different lanes and roads to…

Walkers Got Injuries in Crosswalk Road Traffic Accident May File A Personal Injury Claim Crosswalk is designed to ensure the protection of walkers. As such most of states practice regulations which provide a walker in a crosswalk the right to pass first. Crosswalk is also generally evidently marked. The main thing, on the other hand, is that the protection of the people in the crosswalks generally relies on the attention level of drivers. In case, a driver does not take care of the walker's…

a U shaped curve [9]. Solomon obtained the estimated speed of the vehicles suffered the crashes by tracing the police reports. The author compiled a “modus speed” which implies a safe speed for that particular stretch of road by driving with the traffic flow [45]. Solomon created a crash proportion per speed category, a comparison ratio using the crash vehicle speeds and the modus speed for each category. The estimated travel speed from the accident records were compared to the speeds measured…

When you think about California, images of shimmering sand beaches, beautiful movie stars and glamours lifestyles of the rich and famous. Although there are more than 1,000 miles of beaches and it is home to Hollywood and Silicon Valley, there's much more to the Golden State. If you want to buy a house in California, here are five things you need to know before you move. Not only will they make the transition easier for you, but they'll also help to clear up any misconceptions you have about…